Tips for Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills
At some point in our work with students, we find a need to begin to teach our students to advocate for their own needs. This…
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The Top Five ADHD Books for Kids
Navigating life with ADHD can present unique challenges for children, but children’s books have the power to provide understanding, validation, and support. In this carefully…
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How to Use Cloze Reading Passages in Orton-Gillingham Lessons
Cloze reading passages have been a staple of schools for generations. In some form, cloze stories have been in use since the mid-20th century. A…
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5 Digital Tools for Teaching Morphology
The Literacy Nest has talked a lot about the value and importance of beginning morphology instruction early, as well as some great techniques and tools…
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Taking a Closer Look at Word Lists
If you’re feeling stuck with the word reading portion of your lessons, it can be challenging to know where to start. You want to ensure…
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Tips for Building Morphological Awareness in Early Readers
What is morphological awareness? I find it is easiest to think of morphological awareness as analogous to phonemic awareness. When we work on phonemic awareness,…
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Top Benefits of Doodling and Sketching For Literacy Intervention
Doodling, sketching, and visual note-taking are powerful learning tools that belong in the classroom! Putting pen or pencil to paper – whether doodling, sketching, or…
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Frequency of Orton-Gillingham Lessons: Why Students Need More Than One Lesson a Week
Orton-Gillingham is not a specific program or scope and sequence. Instead, Orton-Gillingham is an approach to teaching reading and spelling. Orton-Gillingham is guided by a…
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The Literacy Nest is an Accredited IACET Provider!
The Literacy Nest is proud and excited to announce that we are an accredited IACET provider! What is IACET? IACET stands for the International Accreditors…
